French tat - 1997 S2 Peugeot 106 Rallye
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So Hermes inspired me to finally do one of these readers cars threads.
At the end of 2014 I had been keeping an eye out for a clean S2 106 Rallye. I always liked the older Peugeots and my first car was a 309 GTI. My dad also had a couple of XSI 306s so probably reminds me of those. I am sure I must have said at least 10 times during the ownership period of the 309 that I would never have another French car……..
But in the November I agreed to buy a nice looking track one from Lincon and arranged a lift to go down and collect that Saturday.
Anyway long story short the seller let me down and messaged me on the Friday afternoon to tell me he sold it to someone else. I was a bit annoyed as I had carried out an hpi and arranged a lift. Although at least I had not arranged a train like I originally planned.
After that I kind of gave up and that one came back up for sale on eBay about 2 months later. It had 13 previous owners and probably 14 now. Reg had SYC at the end. I messaged the new owner to ask why he is selling up but never heard back. But I guess these sort of track/stripped out cars get passed about as people will often think they are a good idea and then when its sat for a few months they realise they will not use it as much as first thought.
Also for sale in November there was one down in Wales and I spoke to the seller but could not get time off work to get that far down south to see it and he sold it to a trader. The trader tried to make a quick buck (62% markup) on it but gave up so it is now mine and I flew down to Swansea to collect it in the February.
It had covered 80k miles and had one owner from new. Also it was totally standard and probably more what I needed than a track one. Everything seems to work which after my first car being a Peugeot 309 I was quite shocked about. Although to be fair there is not much to go wrong.
I did 600 miles in the first week including driving back from Swansea to Edinburgh and then it has sat in a lockup for about 4 months.
It had not been serviced for a while so at the end of March I set about doing that.
I carried out all the usual jobs:
belts
water pump
oil
coolant
oil, air & fuel filters
plugs
I also replaced the rocker cover gasket and when tightening the top bolt while I was chatting I snapped the stud. I was thankfully able to get the stud out the bolt and the engine. I rang Peugeot but they are all out and won't get any more. So I managed to get a Nissan Micra manifold stud which matched almost perfectly.
The old water pump had the plastic impeller and the new one has metal, I also changed over to fully synthetic Motul oil.
I always have to change a few bits and bobs on my cars to make them my own. I went about collecting some bits and bobs. I was in two minds due to it being original but I decided to make a few simple changes that could be easily reversed. I had to wait to fit them as I had some back surgery but that gave me plenty of time to scour the forums.
The parts I gathered were:
Bilstein B8s with Faulkner 155ib springs (35mm drop)
upper and lower OMP braces
OMP steering wheel
Two bosses as the first one didn’t fit
HEL brake lines
Motul brake fluid
206 GTI (130) brake calliper
Discs and pads
405 master cylinder
Once I was recovered I spent a couple of days changing all of these over.
I fitted Bosch 266mm brake calipers were with new discs, pads, line and a 405 master cylinder. This was because the brakes were so poor. They totally fill the tiny 14” wheel and I love how tight the wheel sits over the calliper.
I also whipped the bodykit off to plastic weld the tabs back on and replace some of the broken clips. It fitted back on so much better but the passenger front arch is still not 100%.
[IMG]https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e15/11325240_861850917196183_906052892_n.jpg/IMG]
I had not ever lowered the rear of the car and to be honest I was getting quite busy with work and I had a couple of trips planned so I left the car with a garage to adjust. They called me to tell me the axle needed replaced. Bit annoying as the place I bought the car from had said it had been done by them. Anyway I ordered one up.
They spent about 6 hours replacing this and I got a call to say the new refurbished axle was not right either. Had a bit of a fuss getting another sent down by the refurb company plus I had to pay for the labour of swapping the axle again. They did chip in £100 towards it though. They also carried out an alignment.
So after all that work I thought I better use the car!
I arranged a trip up to Bettyhill with a school friend and we covered 900 miles in 4 days. I was slightly nervous how the car would survive on such a trip but I needn’t have worried. The month previous we had been on a trip up the West Coast in his Mini GP which was a great tip too.
Across the trip the car averaged 41mpg which was higher than I expected for the type of driving we were doing.
Driving the car compared to my Audi is quite different. When the roads are wet you could swear the water is coming in the back arches due to the lack of sound proofing. The steering is nice and weighty and requires quite a lot more wheel movement. It is amazing over bumpy surfaces and very adjustable on the throttle when flying round the bends. On the bypass however it is horrible but you soon forgive it when you get onto some back roads.
Since November the car has been sitting back in a lockup as I was not going to use it over the winter but I am looking forward to getting it on some other trips this year.
At the end of 2014 I had been keeping an eye out for a clean S2 106 Rallye. I always liked the older Peugeots and my first car was a 309 GTI. My dad also had a couple of XSI 306s so probably reminds me of those. I am sure I must have said at least 10 times during the ownership period of the 309 that I would never have another French car……..
But in the November I agreed to buy a nice looking track one from Lincon and arranged a lift to go down and collect that Saturday.
Anyway long story short the seller let me down and messaged me on the Friday afternoon to tell me he sold it to someone else. I was a bit annoyed as I had carried out an hpi and arranged a lift. Although at least I had not arranged a train like I originally planned.
After that I kind of gave up and that one came back up for sale on eBay about 2 months later. It had 13 previous owners and probably 14 now. Reg had SYC at the end. I messaged the new owner to ask why he is selling up but never heard back. But I guess these sort of track/stripped out cars get passed about as people will often think they are a good idea and then when its sat for a few months they realise they will not use it as much as first thought.
Also for sale in November there was one down in Wales and I spoke to the seller but could not get time off work to get that far down south to see it and he sold it to a trader. The trader tried to make a quick buck (62% markup) on it but gave up so it is now mine and I flew down to Swansea to collect it in the February.
It had covered 80k miles and had one owner from new. Also it was totally standard and probably more what I needed than a track one. Everything seems to work which after my first car being a Peugeot 309 I was quite shocked about. Although to be fair there is not much to go wrong.
I did 600 miles in the first week including driving back from Swansea to Edinburgh and then it has sat in a lockup for about 4 months.
It had not been serviced for a while so at the end of March I set about doing that.
I carried out all the usual jobs:
belts
water pump
oil
coolant
oil, air & fuel filters
plugs
I also replaced the rocker cover gasket and when tightening the top bolt while I was chatting I snapped the stud. I was thankfully able to get the stud out the bolt and the engine. I rang Peugeot but they are all out and won't get any more. So I managed to get a Nissan Micra manifold stud which matched almost perfectly.
The old water pump had the plastic impeller and the new one has metal, I also changed over to fully synthetic Motul oil.
I always have to change a few bits and bobs on my cars to make them my own. I went about collecting some bits and bobs. I was in two minds due to it being original but I decided to make a few simple changes that could be easily reversed. I had to wait to fit them as I had some back surgery but that gave me plenty of time to scour the forums.
The parts I gathered were:
Bilstein B8s with Faulkner 155ib springs (35mm drop)
upper and lower OMP braces
OMP steering wheel
Two bosses as the first one didn’t fit
HEL brake lines
Motul brake fluid
206 GTI (130) brake calliper
Discs and pads
405 master cylinder
Once I was recovered I spent a couple of days changing all of these over.
I fitted Bosch 266mm brake calipers were with new discs, pads, line and a 405 master cylinder. This was because the brakes were so poor. They totally fill the tiny 14” wheel and I love how tight the wheel sits over the calliper.
I also whipped the bodykit off to plastic weld the tabs back on and replace some of the broken clips. It fitted back on so much better but the passenger front arch is still not 100%.
[IMG]https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e15/11325240_861850917196183_906052892_n.jpg/IMG]
I had not ever lowered the rear of the car and to be honest I was getting quite busy with work and I had a couple of trips planned so I left the car with a garage to adjust. They called me to tell me the axle needed replaced. Bit annoying as the place I bought the car from had said it had been done by them. Anyway I ordered one up.
They spent about 6 hours replacing this and I got a call to say the new refurbished axle was not right either. Had a bit of a fuss getting another sent down by the refurb company plus I had to pay for the labour of swapping the axle again. They did chip in £100 towards it though. They also carried out an alignment.
So after all that work I thought I better use the car!
I arranged a trip up to Bettyhill with a school friend and we covered 900 miles in 4 days. I was slightly nervous how the car would survive on such a trip but I needn’t have worried. The month previous we had been on a trip up the West Coast in his Mini GP which was a great tip too.
Across the trip the car averaged 41mpg which was higher than I expected for the type of driving we were doing.
Driving the car compared to my Audi is quite different. When the roads are wet you could swear the water is coming in the back arches due to the lack of sound proofing. The steering is nice and weighty and requires quite a lot more wheel movement. It is amazing over bumpy surfaces and very adjustable on the throttle when flying round the bends. On the bypass however it is horrible but you soon forgive it when you get onto some back roads.
Since November the car has been sitting back in a lockup as I was not going to use it over the winter but I am looking forward to getting it on some other trips this year.
Edited by PaulJC84 on Thursday 26th October 18:46
Had the 106 serviced and moted this week as it had been in storage for 6 months. Required a new cat as the previous owner just fitted a cheapo that lasts about a year to get the car through an mot for selling. Felt good having a run in it though.
Edited by PaulJC84 on Thursday 26th October 18:48
Very timely artice on the front page on these.
I have had a few people enquire if I was ever to sell to let them know and one person even stop me in the street when I was up in the highlands. It is not perfect as its an older car but was by far the cleanest I could find with no rust in the boot or inner arches.
I would love to get a Lotus in the next year or so but would mean this would have to go and it does worry me that I could be making a mistake as I would struggle to find another.
I have had a few people enquire if I was ever to sell to let them know and one person even stop me in the street when I was up in the highlands. It is not perfect as its an older car but was by far the cleanest I could find with no rust in the boot or inner arches.
I would love to get a Lotus in the next year or so but would mean this would have to go and it does worry me that I could be making a mistake as I would struggle to find another.
Not really used the car since having it mot’d at the start of June. So thought I better take it for a run.
I took a local road down to Duns had a toastie and came back the same way. It is one of my favourite local roads and it is perfect for the low powered 106.
For the money it is so much fun on these little back roads. The steering weight is great and you get a bit of a workout. It also feels so tiny in amongst the traffic especially when you have been driving a range rover since the start of the year.
When I got home I replaced the front speakers as although I do not really use them one was blown.
Hoping to take the car on the Moffat/St Marys Loch road a night this week as I missed a run with some friends who also have weekend hot hatches last weekend.
Added pics
I took a local road down to Duns had a toastie and came back the same way. It is one of my favourite local roads and it is perfect for the low powered 106.
For the money it is so much fun on these little back roads. The steering weight is great and you get a bit of a workout. It also feels so tiny in amongst the traffic especially when you have been driving a range rover since the start of the year.
When I got home I replaced the front speakers as although I do not really use them one was blown.
Hoping to take the car on the Moffat/St Marys Loch road a night this week as I missed a run with some friends who also have weekend hot hatches last weekend.
Added pics
Edited by PaulJC84 on Thursday 26th October 18:52
Took a run down to Moffat last night last a friend in his Clio 197. I had only ever been a passenger on the St Marys Loch road so it was great to get some miles.
The roads were slightly damp in places so was not going crazy but filled up at Penicuik on the way home and the car took 21.09 litres and including the Duns run I had travelled exactly 216 miles.
A quick calculation gives me a mpg figure of 46! I have triple checked it as I cannot believe it for the type of driving I was doing. I previously got 40mpg across 900 miles when up on the north coast.
Obviously I did not by this car for its fuel efficiency but just shows how frugal some of these lighter old cars can me.
The roads were slightly damp in places so was not going crazy but filled up at Penicuik on the way home and the car took 21.09 litres and including the Duns run I had travelled exactly 216 miles.
A quick calculation gives me a mpg figure of 46! I have triple checked it as I cannot believe it for the type of driving I was doing. I previously got 40mpg across 900 miles when up on the north coast.
Obviously I did not by this car for its fuel efficiency but just shows how frugal some of these lighter old cars can me.
Edited by PaulJC84 on Thursday 26th October 18:53
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